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Coach Justine Madugu has assured that Nigeria’s Super Falcons have come too far in the ongoing 13th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON 2024) not to reclaim the trophy they had won nine times out of 12 championships. The Super Falcons, one of only seven teams to have participated in every edition of the FIFA […]
Kwara State has recorded a reduction in under-5 mortality rate, dropping from 74 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 14 per 1,000 in 2023. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam made this known during the national steering committee meeting of the European Union Strengthening Access to Reproductive and Adolescent Health (EU-SARAH) […]
In the heart of Nigeria’s North Central region lies Kwara State, a once-quiet corner of the country now emerging as a beacon of sustainable development and investment potential under the visionary leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. For decades, Kwara remained an underexplored territory in the eyes of investors, often overshadowed by Nigeria’s commercial giants like […]
The North-Central Youth Professionals (NCYP) on Thursday commended the Armed Forces of Nigeria for the massive victory recorded against terrorists advancing from the Baban Doka axis of Maru local government area in Zamfara State towards Ragada and Warari communities in Rijau LGA of Niger State. The military operations on 22 July, 2025 was executed by […]
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede has called for stronger collaboration from Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professionals, DNFBPs with the agency against money laundering and in tackling the vulnerability of major economic sectors of the country to the crime. Olukoyede stated this at the one-day outreach for high-risk […]
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Babatunde Ogunjimi has urged treasury officers managing federal projects to exercise the highest level of prudence and integrity in handling public and donor-funded resources. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 retreat of the Federal Projects Financial Management Department (FPFMD) in Abuja, the AGF described the responsibility of managing […]
The Nigerian Army has disowned a viral video purporting to show the arrest of a foreign arms dealer, Shehu Ali Kachalla, as a recent development linked to its operations in Zamfara State. A statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele stated categorically “that the said video is not recent”. She explained […]
Officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday morning, caused a momentary travel scare as they seized the international passport of suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on her way to board a British Airways flight to London. Eyewitnesses at the airport said the Senator arrived at […]
The Bauchi State Teachers’ Service Commission has approved the immediate removal of the Principal of Government Day Secondary School, Kirfi, Malam Musa Ahmed Ningi, over gross misconduct. Similarly, the Commission removed a senior teacher in the school, Malam Adamu Shehu, who was found guilty of conniving with the Principal to illegally sell some government properties […]
A former Senate minority leader Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has described the threat and restriction of movement imposed on the former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, by the governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebolo, as a direct challenge to Nigeria’s unity and a brazen attack on the nation’s constitution. The lawmaker, who is […]